Rotary motor.



C. R. HARRIS B4 G4 GLDMAN.

ROTARY MNR.

APHLIMUQN min Ffl, 191s.

Puffi-mod .Inno l, 918.

3 SHRTSSHEET UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHABLIS B. HLBBIB AND RUTHERFORD G. GOLDMAN, OF LOS ANGELE, GALIFOBITL ROTARY MOTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 4, 1918.

Application tiled February 21, 1616. Serial Ho. 79,752.

To au whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES R. HARRIS and Rmimnronn G. GOLDMAN, citizens of the United States, residing at Los Angeles in the county of Los Angeles and State oig California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rotary Motors, of which the followingr is a specilication.

This invention relai/esto an improvement in rotary motors, and the object is to provide means for causing the rotation oi the rotary members by the explosion oi' an explosive mixture. i

A further object is in the provision oi means for conducting the propelling medium to the rotary abutments, so that the medium will cause the runner or rotor to be rotated.

The invention relates to still other novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fully described and pointed out 1n the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical seclional view Fig. 2 is an end view With a portion of the end plat-e removed to shoy the location of the interior;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the spindle on which the cylinder head or rotary abutment is mount.

Fig. 4 is a sectional viewv through the rotary abutment;

Fig. 5 is an end View;

Fig.rb 6 is a detail sectional view throu h the valve mechanism located in the inta e openings Fig. 7` is a detail sectional view of a check valve which is substituted for the spark plugswhen the apparatus is used as a compre r.

A rep resents the cylinder or casio g, Wh ich is preferably cylindrical in form, and B and C are the end members. The end members are conx'lected to the central member or cylinder .A by means of screw bolts 1, 1..

The central member is provided with pas sages 2 for the circulation of water for maintaining the cylinder in a cool -fondition and at the upper .nie of the casing, an inlet hood 3 is connected.` and at thc lower side an outlet hood 4 is connected to tho casing. An annular' flange D is formed on the inner surface centrally of the cylin der A.

Journaled in-the cylinder are the twin rotors 6 and 7, each being provided with pistons 8 on the outer surface thereof. The pistons on the member 6 are located practically midway between the pistons on the member 7. In other words, the pistons on the two runners are not in direct longitudinal alincment, but are practically parallel to each other longitudinally of the runner, the object being that when an impulse is imparted to a piston of the member 6, an impulse wilLnot be imparted to a piston of the member 7, Each rotor is provided with teeth 9, which are adapted to mesh with the teeth 1.0 on the rotary abutment 11. Each member 6 and T is provided with an inwardly-extending flange 12. These flanges are adapted to abut and rest upon a ring 13 which is mounted upon the annular flange ,g

of the casing.

A conniector 14, Aconsistingr of a hollow body proided with an integral flange 15, is received Within the annular flanges 12 of the members 6 and 7, and the flange l5 engages the inner surface of the flange 12 of one of thel members. The other terminal of the connector 14 is provided with external screw-threads, upon which nuts 16 are screwed,'a,d are caused to engage the flange 12 oi' the member 6 for locking the two members together, so that the members will rotate as a unit.

Journaled in the end members B and C are shafts 17 and 18. These shafts are each provided Vat their inner ends with flange heads '19, and 20 respectively, which have screw-threaded engagement with the ends of' the rotary members G and 7 respectively. The shafts 17 and 18 are supported in the ends B and C on roller bearings 21, 21.

A packing gland 22 is received around the shafts, and is connected to the ends B and C. These glands' are provided with openings for registering with the passages 24 in the ends B and C.

The shaft 18 is of greater length than the shaft 17, and is adapted to receive a pulley or other means (not shown) for transmission of power. The abutments 11 are provided with recesses 25, through which pistons travel as the pistons of the rotary members pass the abutments.

rlhe abutments are carried ci. spindles 26. Eacl spindle is journaled lo one of the mid mem ers B and C, and a por-tigri of the ,spindle is fitted t0 the abutment, sowthat the upper surface of the spindle registers with the curvature of the reeeeses 25 of thc abut- `the in etting ment.

The spindle 1s rovided with central here or assao Whleh extends about half the qengt of the rotating 'elmtnenhA A sparking chamber 28 is.I formed in s indie, Vcommuniceting with Vthe bore 27.

spark 1nlug 29 is screwed into the end of the inc ceive in the sperkchnmher 28. The cuter end of earch spark-plug le countersunk to receive a pin '29 seated therein by means of c .sprin 30 arranged in the bushing 31 carril they crm 32 sugpord on the end mem ers B and C. vT e rotary abut ment is fastened to the spindle h? means of pins (not shown) passing throu i theopenings 30,-,30 in the spindles and t ie oper'unge 31, 31in the rotary abutment.. The inner terminxils of the spindle 96, which are connected to the adjacent ebutments, are sup` ported in collars` 82, sind are connected theretoby means of pins 33 pcesn through collars sind ends of the spindles. his ccnnection securelyA filctonsrthe ret-fir ments upon spindles. The co are BQ nre arovided with external hubs 34, ufon whie n ring 35 iszmounbed. Surroum ing this ring 35 1s a siinilc'i` ring r86.

interposed between the two rings ere bells 37 for `forming4unicnthfliciion bearing. The ends of the sp'ndles 26 are Yreceived in openings formed 111 `t.hel n nnulnr flange 5 oE `the.cylinder ,er casingA, nndlthe otermost and lits the o enring 36 is received within l 5. In each o the ings formed in the flange cmi members :md on opposite sides of theA Shifts 17- und 1.8 nre located intake open 4ing 38,

' Each inlet opening has communicnlion by mea-ns of the passage 39 with the inletting chambers 40. Tn the inlet opening, n valve 4i is mirrmilly Seated' upon the valve sont 42 by means of the s ring 43. 'lheinA lot opening; f is connected) with a suitable source o-f supply oft oil and compressed' air, which is introduced in the proper condition, ns in the form of e spm, that is, the cir und oil are passed throng .L a, suitable ntomizing moans (not shown in which fue! will be htomedl und after t e fue] hns'hemi etomizgd, it will be. delivered through the inlet. `openm under suitable pressure, and .into

chambers 40. nach of the spindles at the inlctting cham hers 4:0 is c bushingv 4A, which 'is grovided with an elongclccl slot 45 througl which slot the explosive mixture or fue! is admit,- ted to the s crkin chamber 28 through en nriiec or e ongatf slot 'LB in the spindle. The spark clogs are connected tc n suitable timing mee mmsm, so that when the fuel is admitted to the chcmhers 28t nml which is gorgerned by sint. 4c will cr'lmt. :cui cut; ofthc supply of fuel thereto, als itpneses the slot 4b 1n the the' lnient il. :inV

4the apparatus is lused Surrounding passing the chutments,

the spindles, ns the orifice or 'ihrough 'fhccyllnder hend,lwhereby the rotor or runner will herototcd.l The exhaust.

wi!! be discharged from the' eosin through the openings 47, 47 formed inV t 'e easing, and which are adjacent to the cylinder houle, that is, the pistone after an explosion will force the exhaust ases from the cylinder or casing through 't to the pistons entering the recess of the cylinder hoed. A

The'opcrsition of inlettin', exploding und expanding is uccomplishe as each piston fueses 'Thron h the reecss'of the rotary abut- 'eftotal of twelve expansions im: had to vneh revolution of the runner. B v removing the spark plug 29l und ing nppmntns (not shown) the machine muy hv used ne oratory fluid compressor.

'ihc valve sent. 4% vulve 41, and Spring 43 nrc omitted from the inlet openings 38, and substituted for rhe spurl: plu *29 is a check valve 4R which is sentori m `tie spindle 26: nndinclnses the forward vnd of the chamber 18. The si .in of thc vulve 48 is seated `in a recessed mnt49, which has screw-threaded vngngemenhwith the end of the spindle 26. A Spring 5U surrounds (he valve stem `for normally holding the vulve sented. When the mr anims. through the exlmusst openin S 47 inte the cylinder or easing A, Where t e airwill he compressed by the pistons, einst the cylinder, heads, and A:forcryi throilg'i the recesses of the 'abutment-s: ',11 through the passage Qi' of the s indios 26 again-stA the valve ,4S IWhen pressure nos been missed to a. certain. degree, the valve will`he opened, und the huid is permitted to enter thechainber 2B, and from thence will pass-f into the chamber inlctting opening tainer.

We claim:

1. In a rotary motor, the combination with n ca having rotary abilmente therein provid with recesses, of a runnermtatably rnouncednin the casing haviugl pistons, the pistons being adapted to enter t 1e recesses in 4indles journcled in the casn'i und upon which the ebutments are' moun with passages w 'eh communicate with the molasses of the ahntrnents through which a. inid mer pese.r end stationery `ineens on the spindle for controlling the fiow of `lnd through the pnsqcgos.

The combination withe casing having nhntmcnts therein, scid abutmenfs being 40- and out. throu h the 88 to any suitebe re e openings 47 prloi' i :is an nir connoreesor,`

, said spindlesV being provided'A provided with recesses, of a runner mounted chamber having.r pistons thereon, and ar-v maar in the canin and provided with pistons which are 'apted to enter the recesses of the abutments in passing the abutments, spindles journaled in the casing and form- ,ing supprts for the abutments, said` spin-- rotary spindles mounted in the casing and' forming supports for the abutments, said spindles having explosion chambers which are in communication with the recesses oi the respective abutments, and means for causing an explosive agent to be ignited in said spindles. l Y

4. The combination with a casing having two chambers, a runner mounted neach ranged in staggered relation, saidjrunners rotating in unison, rotar abutments mounted in each chamber of tine casing and having recesses therein, spindles forming the support for the'abutments, said s indles being provided with explosive cham ers which have communication with the recesses of the abutments, means for causing an explosion of yan explosive agent in the spindles, said casing having exhaust ports formed in the wall thereof through which the exhaust gases are discharged from the two chambers.

5. 1n a rotary motor, the combination with a casing and end members, spindles 4 nitin journaled in the end members, a casing having passges therein, abutments mounted on the spin es provided with recesses in communication with passages of the spindles, 4runners mounted 1n the 'casing having pistons thereon adapted to yenter the Hw-s of the'abutments as the pistons pass the abutments for receiving an impelling force for causing the runners to rota inlet cham# bers in communication with e aSSugeS of the sgindles, means for in tro ucing a combusti le material to said inlet chambers, and means carried b the spindles for i the combustib e material within e spin e. 4

6. In a rotary motor, the combination with a casing and end members, s indles j ournaled in the end members, and avng therein, abutments mounted on the n e provided with recesses in communication with assa es of the spindles, runners moun in t e casing having pistons thereon adapted to enter the recesses of the abutments as the pistons pass the abutments for receiving an impelling force for causing the runners to rotate, inlet chambers in communication with the passages ofthe spindies, means for introducin a combustible material to said inlet cham ers, means "carried by the spindles for gniting the combustible material within the spindle, and means for controlling the admission of explosive miXture to said spindles.

In testimony whereof we ainx our signatures, in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES R. HARRIS. RUTHERFORD G. GOLDMAN. Wiss m,

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